Canadian Tollycruisers Rendezvous

Sixty-seven Tollycraft yachts 24 to 61’ in length and from home ports from Powell River to Redondo Beach, California gathered at Telegraph Harbour Marina September 13-16 for the 24th annual Canadian Tollycruiser Rendezvous. This year’s theme was the “Tolly Circus” and crew costumes reflected this, as did the pet parade. As always, food was front and centre with a corn and rib night, burger and beer lunch on shore, potluck appies, a Saturday cook-off and the usual Saturday night barbecue. Sunday morning it was the famous beer batter Tollycraft pancakes on the dock, along with some cool mimosas. Steve Monrad from Anacortes accompanied by Mike McCormick from Seattle entertained on Tolly Mon on Thursday and Friday nights, to the delight of the Tolly owners. And the weather was the best ever: warm, sunny, fabulous!

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